Re: GUI login screen.
On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 at 00:19 GMT, Hoyt Bailey penned:
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roberto Sanchez"
> <rcsanchez97@yahoo.es> To: "debian-user"
> <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 08:41
> Subject: Re: GUI login screen.
>
> I do not dissagree on any point. However it should be my choice.
> Should I do something so stupid as download as root or read mail then
> I will be the one to pick up what pieces are left. I am sure you have
> heard of welcha and blaster, been there done that, they dont ask
> permission. Maybe you dont understand what I, and others, want.
> Idealy if the gui login screen added 3 items it would solve a lot of
> problems and would not incur any security risks. 1. Reboot (If I want
> to go to Windows) 2. Shutdown (If I want to go to bed) 3. Text
> mode.(If I want to do something as root) Incidently Cntl-alt-del
> doesnt work from gnome. I expected it would. Regards; Hoyt
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>
I think you *can* set things up such that root can log in from the gui.
It's just not set up that way in the *default* debian configuration.
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monique
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